| Name |
Anthocephalus cadamba |
| Synonyms |
White Jabon, Kalempayan, Kadam, Kaatoan Bangkal |
| Native Distribution |
Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapor, Vietnam |
| Biology |
up to 45m height, ca. 100 cm diameter, straight bole and broad crown, sometimes buttresses |
| Ecology |
pioneer (species of early succession) |
| Habitat |
often in secondary forests; deep, moist, weel aerated, alluvial sites, often periodically flooded; well drained Entisols; 300-800m altitude, mean annual rainfall ca. 1600mm |
| Wood |
yellowish sapwood, barely differentiated from the heartwood; 290-560 kg/cu (15% moisture content); fine to medium texture; straight grain; low luster; no charakteristic odor or taste; wood is easy to process mannually or mechanically, cuts cleanly and is easy to nail; non-durable, but can easily be impregnated (for durability and increased densitiy/compressive strength); dries fast with little or no degrade; APPLICATION: Plywood, light construction, pulp and paper, furniture components, traditionally for canoes |
| NTFPs |
edible fruit, fresh leaves serve as cattle fodder, good for apiculture (attracts pollinators), yellow dye from root bark, essential oil made of flowers, medical use of leaves and dried bark |
| Services |
soil improvements due to much litter, attracts pollinators, important shading tree along roads and in villages |
| Other Info |
suitable for reforestation and agroforestry |
